Miami, Florida: An officer who stole 1,000 identities from a police database to score fraudulent income-tax refunds was found guilty in federal court. His prosecution marked the first time a South Florida law enforcement officer has been convicted of identity theft and tax-refund fraud. ow.ly/puKoS

A Miami cop who stole 1,000 identities from a police database to score fraudulent income-tax refunds was found guilty in federal court Thursday. Malinsky Bazile, 28, collected about $140,000 from the scam in 2011-12.

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Before his arrest earlier this year, Bazile had helped the FBI target another Miami cop, Vital Frederick, suspected of committing the same type of crime. Frederick, 27, was standing trial this week in Miami federal court, with closing arguments on Thursday. A jury will begin deliberations Friday.​